People
Business development professional Eugene Tetlow has joined asset management group EisnerAmper in the firm’s financial services practice.
Tetlow will be based in EisnerAmper’s San Francisco office.
Financial services is the largest practice within EisnerAmper, and its asset management group works with executives at hundreds of hedge, private equity and venture capital funds.
Tetlow says: “This is an exciting time to join EisnerAmper as we continue to build the firm’s reputation as the fund manager’s provider of choice for audit, tax, and consulting services. I am especially pleased to help expand our presence in the western region of the
Alder Capital DAC, a Dublin-based systematic investment manager, has appointed John Parkin in the newly created role of head of product management.
Parkin will be based in the firm’s planned new London office and will be responsible for the global co-ordination of all product matters including all aspects of product positioning and client communication.
Parkin will also act as chair of Alder Capital’s investment committee and will report to Mark Caslin, Alder’s chief executive and chief investment officer.
The new function and the associated infrastructure investment reflects Alder Capital’s plans to further grow the existing business whilst also
Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance services, has appointed Michael Corcione as managing director of its cybersecurity and data protection consulting services.
Corcione joins from PwC where he was a director in the cybersecurity, privacy, and financial crimes unit with a focus on asset management and alternative investment firms. He has over 20 years of experience working for alternative investment, financial services technology integrators, and consulting firms.
At Cordium, Corcione will help asset management and alternative investment firms to identify and manage potential cyber risks and threats as well as providing clients with regulatory and compliance
AK Jensen Group (AKJ), an independent brokerage serving the institutional and hedge fund industries, has appointed Tom Mackay to the group’s board.
Mackay joins the board having acted as the lead lawyer to the firm for many years.
He is a seasoned corporate/commercial solicitor with considerable international and financial services experience, predominantly as a partner in international law firms in the City of London.
His experience includes being head of legal department at the London Stock Exchange at a time when it carried out much of the regulatory function which is now administered by the FCA.
Prior
Brickendon, the financial services management and technology consultancy, has appointed Gillian Christie as executive director of its first international office, based in New York.
Brickendon expanded its operations to the US to provide a strategic presence and grow its footprint.
Christie (pictured), who brings over 25 years’ of experience in financial services and consulting, will be responsible for guiding Brickendon through the process of entering the US market and competing against established names in the region.
An internationally renowned expert in how technological innovation, regulatory and capital markets changes intersect to shape and guide IT strategy, Christie previously
Asset manager Pictet Asset Management has appointed Tim Holland as co-head of US sub-advisory within its US intermediaries group.
"Over the past three years Pictet Asset Management has partnered with firms in the US to launch single strategy and multi-manager '40 Act mutual funds accounting for USD2 billion in AUM," says Liz Dillon, head of the US intermediaries group at Pictet Asset Management. "Tim's experience and knowledge in the sub-advised universe will add the next level of expertise to our team, reinforcing our success and commitment to the US sub-advised business."
Based in London, Holland (pictured) will focus on
Man Group has appointed Barry Schanker as head of US private wealth sales, based in New York.
He will report to Eric Burl, head of Man Americas.
Schanker joins Man Group from SkyBridge Capital, where he was head of sales and instrumental in the growth and service of the firm’s client base.
Prior to joining SkyBridge Capital, Schanker worked for Citigroup Alternative Investments and before that held positions at Salomon Smith Barney/Citi Smith Barney.
Burl says: “I am delighted to welcome Barry to Man Group. His considerable experience and expertise in the US market will be of
Financial and corporate communications consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson has created a global hedge fund practice centred on London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
The practice will be led by senior director Christen Thomson (pictured), a former deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative of the alternative investment industry.
Thomson was responsible for co-ordinating strategic communications for the industry and worked closely with both many of the world’s biggest hedge funds and many of the world’s biggest investors in hedge funds, as well as with journalists covering the industry globally.
Patrick Donovan,
Adams Street Partners has expanded its private credit team, building on the launch of the strategy by former Oaktree Capital executives Bill Sacher and Shahab Rashid in January 2016.
Frederick Chung, formerly a vice president at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed as a principal. Chung will be responsible for all aspects of the investment decision-making process, including sourcing, structuring, and reviewing deal opportunities, as well as participating in deal term negotiations.
Thomas Petty, formerly an associate at Morgan Stanley, has joined as a senior associate.
Michael Allen and Emily Shiau, previously analysts at JP Morgan Chase and Alvarez
iCapital Network, an online platform that provides RIAs with access to alternative investments, has appointed Tom Iacono as chief financial officer.
Reporting to chief executive officer Lawrence Calcano, Iacono will join the executive team and lead iCapital’s finance, legal, operations and human resources functions.
In addition, Grace Kim joins the firm as head of investor relations; David Russo joins as head of platform integration; and Bryan Gallagher joins as legal counsel.
“I am delighted to announce our latest round of new appointments,” says Calcano. “Tom’s expertise in corporate finance and M&A, coupled with his understanding of the investment